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Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was a French noblewoman who was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). She was therefore Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until the annulment of her marriage on 10 January 1810, as well...

Roman Nose (Woqini, "Hook Nose", l. c. 1830-1868) was a Northern Cheyenne warrior known for his courage in battle, who became so famous among white settlers and the US military that they believed he was chief of the Cheyenne nation. He was...

A map illustrating the patterns and routes of westward exploration and settlement in the United States after the “Louisiana Purchase” from France in 1803. As Napoleonic dreams of a great North American Empire gave way to French hegemonic...

An 1838 portrait by Eugène Delacroix of the Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-49). The portrait is a detail of a painting also featuring Aurore Dudevant (1804-76), better known by her pseudonym George Sand. (Louvre Museum...

The Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812) was a major battle fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. It saw the French Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) narrowly defeat an imperial Russian army under Mikhail Kutuzov...

An 1875 oil on canvas painting, Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Eugène was the artist's husband and the brother of Edouard Manet (1832-1883). (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris)

An 1883 oil on canvas painting, Julie & Eugène Manet in the Garden, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. In a scene she painted several times, the artist presents her husband Eugène Manet and daughter Julie...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer most famous for his symphonies, the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, and the operas Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. A composer of innovative and...

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French impressionist painter. She was admired by fellow artists, had multiple works exhibited by the Paris Salon, and had her paintings shown in seven of the eight independent impressionist exhibitions in...

Impressionism was an art movement which began in Paris in the last quarter of the 19th century. The impressionists tried to capture the momentary effects of light on colours and forms, often painting outdoors. They frequently used bright...